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How China built its vast natural gas stockpile
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China is the world’s largest importer of natural gas and the biggest consumer of fertiliser, much of which is made from natural gas.
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YANCHENG, China – Two rows of storage tanks the height of 20-storey buildings, filled with liquefied gas, help explain why China is better prepared than many countries to endure the interruption of gas supplies from the Middle East.
Each of six tanks in Yancheng, an industrial port, holds enough natural gas to meet the household needs of Beijing’s 22 million people for more than two months. Adjacent to them are four more tanks that are only slightly smaller.
